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General

This instrument prescribes matters and makes other provision in relation to certain wild game meat and wild game meat products (prescribed wild game meat and wild game meat products) for the purposes of the Export Control Act 2020 (the Act).

Prescribed wild game meat or wild game meat products must not be exported from Australian territory unless the conditions prescribed by this instrument (prescribed export conditions) are complied with. A person may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if prescribed wild game meat or wild game meat products are exported in contravention of prescribed export conditions (see Division 4 of Part 1 of Chapter 2 of the Act).

This instrument prescribes other matters and makes other provision in relation to the export of wild game meat and wild game meat products, including in relation to the following:

(a) exemptions;

(b) government certificates;

(c) registered establishments;

(d) approved arrangements;

(e) export permits;

(f) notices of intention to export;

(g) trade descriptions;

(h) official marks and official marking devices;

(i) audits;

(j) assessments;

(k) functions and powers of authorised officers;

(l) records;

(m) samples;

(n) damaged or destroyed wild game meat or wild game meat products.

Structure of this instrument and Chapter numbering

This instrument is arranged in Chapters that have the same number and name as the corresponding Chapters in the Act. For example, the provisions of this instrument that are made for the purposes of Chapter 5—Approved arrangements of the Act are included in Chapter 5—Approved arrangements of this instrument. This means there are gaps in the Chapter numbering because there are no provisions for the purposes of some Chapters of the Act.